I’ve been talking a lot about journaling lately. That’s because its become a big part of my life. I started doing Morning Pages earlier this year and can count on one hand the number of days I’ve missed. I love starting my day off with pen and paper first thing. In the evening time I’m usually in Day One (or now the new Apple Journaling app) writing about my day or feelings or whatever.

The more I journal and write this stuff down, though, the more I realize how messy life can be. Whether its inward reflection towards my character and/or feelings about a person or thing. Or perhaps its an even that has happened that I’m trying to put into words. Life is a mess and sometimes it takes reflection to figure that out. I don’t always like myself when I get done writing. I tend to see things about me that need to be worked on and/or fixed. I see tendencies and habits that need to be fixed.

That’s ok, though. Life isn’t about being perfect. It’s not about living and never getting dirty. Life is a mess for everyone. Your mess is going to be different than my mess. But that’s ok. Life goes on. Its in the mess that we tend to find out who we truly are and what we stand on. So don’t be afraid to get messy. That’s life!